Handbook of early literacy research

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Part I: Ways of Conceptualizing Early Literacy Development. Neuman, Dickinson, Introduction. Whitehurst, Lonigan, Emergent Literacy: Development from Prereaders to Readers. Gee, A Sociocultural Perspective on Early Literacy Development. Watson, Literacy and Oral Language: Implications for Early Literacy Acquisition. Pellegrini, Some Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in Studying Literacy in Social Context. Adams, Alphabetic Anxiety and Explicit, Systematic Phonics Instruction: A Cognitive Science Perspective. Olson, Gayan, Brains, Genes, and Environment in Reading Development. Part II: Strands of Early Literacy Development. Scarborough, Connecting Early Language and Literacy to Later Reading (Dis)abilities: Evidence, Theory, and Practice. Goswami, Early Phonological Development and the Acquisition of Literacy. Dyson, Writing and Children's Symbolic Repertoires: Development Unhinged. Richgels, Invented Spelling, Phonemic Awareness, and Reading and Writing Instruction. Part III: Home and Community Influences. Tabors, Snow, Young Bilingual Children and Early Literacy Development. Bus, Joint Caregiver Child Storybook Reading: A Route to Literacy Development. Vernon-Feagans, Hammer, Miccio, Manlove, Early Language and Literacy Skills in Low-Income African American and Hispanic Children. Goldenburg, Making Schools Work for Low-Income Families in the 21st Century. Roberts, Burchinal, The Complex Interplay between Biology and Environment: Otitis Media and Mediating Effects on Early Literacy Development. Part IV: Schooling Influences: The Preschool Years. New, Early Literacy and Developmentally Appropriate Practices: Rethinking the Paradigm. Dickinson, Sprague, The Nature and Impact of Early Childhood Care Enviroments on the Language and Early Literacy Development of Children from Low-Income Families. Roskos, Neuman, Environment and Its Influences for Early Literacy Teaching and Learning. Part V: Instructional Materials and Classroom Practices. Vellutino, Scanlon, Emergent Literacy Skills, Early Instruction, and Individual Differences as Determinants of Difficulties in Learning to Read: The Case for Early Intervention. Strickland, Early Intervention for African American Children Considered to Be at Risk. Stahl, Teaching Phoncis and Phonological Awareness. Morrow, Gambrell, Literature-Based Instruction in the Early Years. Hiebert, Martin, The Texts of Beginning Reading Instruction. Johnston, Rogers, Early Literacy Development: The Case for Informed Assessment. Salinger, Assessing the Literacy of Young Children: A Case for Multiple Forms of Evidence. Part VI: Special Intervention Efforts. Barnett, Preschool Education for Economically Disadvantaged Children: Effects on Reading Achievement and Rela